Combination cap and sunbonnet.



E. ZIBGPELD. COMBINATION CAP AND SUNBONNET. APPLICATION FILED APR.14,1913.

1,082, 144, Patented Dec.23,1913.

ELIZABETH Zigg -2L0 UNITED sTAfrEs rgrnntr orrron ELIZABETH ZIEGFELD, OFROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

COMBINATION "CAP END SUNBONNET.

Be it known that I, ELIZABETH ZIEGFELD, citizen of the United States,residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Capsand .Sunbonnets, of which the.

following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings.

This invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements in headgear and has for a primary object to provide a combination cap and sunbonnet.

Another object of the invention is to provide a head gear which may bereadily con verted into a cap or sun bonnet, as desired.

A further object is to provide a combination cap and sun. bonnet whichmay be readily converted into either of these forms of head. gear byreversing the position of the double flaps secured to the lower edge ofthe crown.

A further object is to generally improve and simplify the constructionof devices of this character and increase the efliciency of the samewhile at the same time the cost of the device will be reduced.

With the above and other objects in View, this invention consists in thenovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts tobe hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1, is a side elevational view ofmy device in use as a sun bonnet. Fig. 2, is a perspective view of thedevice in position upon a head in use as a cap, the flaps being foldedback. Fig. 3, is an enlarged detail transverse vertical sectional Viewthrough my combination cap and sun bonnet. Fig. 4, is a fragmentaryperspective view, partly in section, showing the manner in which thedouble flap member is secured to the edge of the crown. Fig. 5, is aView similar to Fig. 4:, showing the manner in which the braid issecured in the upper edge of the double flap member.

Referring more specifically to the drawings in which similar referencecharacters Specification of Letters'Patent.

Application filed April 14-. 1913.

Patented Dec. 23,1913.

Serial No. 751,121.

proper shape and an opening provided in its smaller lower portion of theproper size for engagement with the head, it being understood that thehair is received and accon'nnodated in the upper larger portion of thecrown.

Secured by its inner edge to the gathered edge 2 of the crown is thecontinuous double flap member which is formed of two pieces of materialhaving their right sides turned outwardly, said pieces forming the flapsbeing secured together at their opposite edges, as will be clearlyunderstood by referring to the drawings.

It will be understood that the inner edges of the two flap members arepositioned upon opposite sides of the gathered edge 2 and the partssecured together by a row or rows of stitching 4-. Positioned betweenthe outer edges of the continuous flap members is a strip of braid 5which is secured in position by the row or rows of stitching 6 whichserves to secure together the outer edges of the flap members.

The continuous flap 3 is formed by providing two strips of material eachhaving a straight edge and a curved edge with the largestportion of thestrip at the center of the same while the ends of said strip are thenarrow portions. Each strip has its ends connected and overlapped andsecured together by stitching or any other suitable and well knownmeans. The flap members are then reversed and placed one inwardly of theother with their right faces or surfaces outwardly and the flap memberthen secured to the crown in the manner previously stated with thenarrow portion of the double flap member indicating the front of the capwhen the same is used as a dust cap or morning cap and indicating theback of the device when the flap is to be turned downwardly to form thesun bonnet.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a head gear ofextremely simple construction and which may be readily converted int-oeither a dust cap or sun bonnet and which when not in use, may bereadily and neatly folded in compact form. It will also be seen that asthe flap 3 is constructed of two separate strips with their right sidesoutwardly, the right side or surface of the material only will show whenthe flap is in either position. It will also be seen that the device maybe constructed of various materials, either washable or non washable andwill be extremely cheap to manufacture.

lVhile I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will beunderstood that minor changes in the details of construction may be madewithin the scope of the appended claim without departing from the spiritof my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is A three-piececombination cap and sun bonnet comprising a single crown member and apair of opposed continuous flap members with their finished sidespositioned outwardly whereby said flap may be turned 15 back against thecrown to form a cap, said flap when in normal position serving as theextended portion or" a sun bonnet, the inner edges of the flap membersbeing secured to the opposite faces of the crown and around 26 thecircular edge thereof.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

ELIZABETH ZIEGFELD.

Witnesses:

DORA OREN, FRED B. MCGUIRE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. C.

